Come for the Frito pie, stay for the music

Taos Youth Music School puts on performance to raise funds for choir, garage band

Students in 2014 practice with the Taos Youth Music School.

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Posted
Friday, November 16, 2018 12:13 pm

– Staci Matlock editor@taosnews.com

For a few bucks in a donation, one can get a fine frito pie and listen to budding young Taos musicians, tonight (Nov. 16) at the Juan I. Gonzales Agricultural Center, 202 Chamisa Road.

Donations benefit the tuition-free Taos Youth Music School.

Diners will be treated to the K - 3rd grade Sing Free Choir, violinsts, guitar, and youth choir. The final performance of the evening is by the Garage Band 101 students.

Doors for the benefit concert open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m. In addition, concert goeers can buy raffle tickets for a Paul Reed Smith guitar and the winner will be chosen at the end of the event.

The school's mission, according to its website, is "to nurture in Taos County youth a lifelong love of music and the opportunity to be empowered musically, socially and academically through the art of musical activities."